Biden Heads to Maui With Over 1,000 Missing Two Weeks After Fire

Aug. 21, 2023, 4:14 PM UTC

President Joe Biden aims to showcase federal government support for Maui residents when he visits the fire-stricken island Monday amid criticism of his response to the historic disaster.

The president and First Lady Jill Bidenplan to take a helicopter tour of areas destroyed by the deadliest US wildfires in more than a century and walk the streets of Lahaina, the seaside town that bore the brunt of the devastation, according to a White House official.

The wildfires have claimed at least 114 lives according to an update from Maui County on Sunday. Hawaii Governor Josh Green told CBS about ...

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